if this has been a republican administration, they would have been ecstatic. there's politics going on here as well. >> we were talking about this in the break, we played the ad aig has been running on the air, which is thank you, america, thank you, america, thank you, america. some sort of brand management, or attempt thereof, but the fact they are engaged in this is the most damaging -- hurts your brand more than any ad can hope to help you. >> it bespeaks cluelessness. to go back to the attitude, it's as if all of wall street this entire time, without us, you're nothing. it goes to the too big to fail argument. without us, you can't do anything. no government, no united states, so you will save us. oh, by the way, if we want to give bonuses to our folks even though we took your money, fine, because that's the way we work. you just don't understand. >> ezra, that attitude, let's talk about financial regulation. dodd-frank is, i believe, only a third of the rules are in place in terms of financial regulation. the house republicans have been trying to unwind,